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"We conducted this research to respond to demand from members," said Polly Purvis, chief executive of ScotlandIS.

"The report is focused purely on the situation in Scotland with findings at a level of granularity that has not been available before."

The report breaks down the actual spend by area of public sector during the past six years on ICT, as well as forecasting outlays up to 2021. It predicts an increase in spending on mobile and flexible working, as well as a continued move to the cloud plus rising spending on cyber security .

Colin Cook, director of digital for the Scottish Government, said: "This report demonstrates the importance of the public sector within the digital economy, and the Scottish Government is actively strengthening this relationship.

"I trust that this report will provide tech companies already supplying goods and services to the public sector with further guidance on future business opportunities, and provide companies that are new to public sector procurement with a better understanding of the opportunities that are available."

Breakfast briefings to launch the report will be held on Wednesday in Edinburgh and Thursday in Glasgow.